IDG News Service - Increased sales of electronics and new forms of computing devices will drive the worldwide semiconductor market to growth this year after a slowdown in 2012, the nonprofit organization World Semiconductor Trade Statistics ...
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WAGO Corp.'s new IP67 SPEEDWAY 767-1311 Fieldbus Coupler links the fieldbus level to Sercos V1.2 real-time Ethernet fieldbus system. Supporting all Sercos cycle times, WAGO's high-performance coupler integrates into a Sercos system via ...
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Based on the ARM Cortex A9 and A15 processors Texas Instruments (TI) has launched the TPS65090, the single-chip, front-end power management unit (PMU) chip which it is claimed can extend the battery life of tablets and other portable ...
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Analog Devices has expanded its EngineerZone online technical support community to support its full line of signal processing devices. The chip supplier has set-up the online community to help its customers to engage online with ADI ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures high-reliability analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has unveiled five new LTE Tx/Rx switches for smartphones and tablets. The SKY13414-485LF, SKY13415-485LF, ...
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Kodak has extended its relationship with graphic arts dealer G.E. Richards Graphic Supplies, which will include the company’s portfolio of analog flexographic plates, KODAK MIRACLONletterpress plates and KODAK RIGILON molding plates. ...
Although the 60beat GamePad ($35) does connect with mobile devices to make gaming easier, it isn't really designed to be a portable controller—it's just a bit too large. Since it connects via cable, getting it to work with your iPad, ...
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The Embedded Microprocessor Benchmark Consortium (EEMBC) intends to create a standard method to evaluate the energy efficiency of ultra-low power(ULP) microcontrollers. To date, the industry has lacked a common method to test, validate, ...
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Inc of San Jose, CA, USA (a fabless supplier of analog semiconductor and optical components enabling high-speed end-to-end information streaming over optical fiber and wireless networks) says that in its lawsuit against defendants M/A-COM ...
Bronkhorst Cori-Tech B.V. of Ruurlo, The Netherlands has launched a new model in its series of compact Coriolis mass flow meters/controllers (MFCs) for accurate measurement and control of (very) low flow rates. With the introduction of ...
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Skyworks Solutions Inc of Woburn, MA, USA (which manufactures high-reliability analog and mixed-signal semiconductors) has secured a reference design with Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI) for smart energy, industrial and networking ...
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STMicroelectronics says it has shipped three billion MEMS sensors to date. ST’s total MEMS and sensor sales grew more than 19% in 2012, reaching a total of approximately $800m, according to market analyst IHS. ST’s MEMS ...
Richardson RFPD has available the dual, 14-bit analogue-to-digital converter (ADC) from Analog Devices. The AD9250 device cores feature a multi-stage, differential pipelined architecture with integrated output error correction logic, as ...
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Vertex Standard introduces its new eVerge™ digital two-way radio series. The new eVerge digital radio portfolio includes the EVX-530 series portable radios; EVX-5300/5400 series mobile radios and EVX-R70 repeater for a complete ...
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Net income fell 11% to $264m. Texas Instruments (TI) has reported a 13% decline in its fourth quarter revenue to $2.98bn compared to $3.4bn it reported during thecorresponding period last year. The company's net income declined 11% to ...
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